Mass in F Minor is the third studio album by The Electric Prunes

The Electric Prunes

The Electric Prunes are an American rock band who first achieved international attention as an experimental psychedelic group in the late 1960s. Their song "Kyrie Eleison" was featured on the soundtrack of Easy Rider...

, released in 1968, consisting of a musical setting of the mass

Mass (music)

The Mass, a form of sacred musical composition, is a choral composition that sets the invariable portions of the Eucharistic liturgy to music...

 sung in Latin

Latin

Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...

 and arranged in the psychedelic

Psychedelic

The term psychedelic is derived from the Greek words ψυχή and δηλοῦν , translating to "soul-manifesting". A psychedelic experience is characterized by the striking perception of aspects of one's mind previously unknown, or by the creative exuberance of the mind liberated from its ostensibly...

 style of the band. At the time of its release it was seen as innovative and adventurous, and it was subject to further interest in 1969 when the song "Kyrie Eleison" appeared in the movie Easy Rider

Easy Rider

Easy Rider is a 1969 American road movie written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Terry Southern, produced by Fonda and directed by Hopper. It tells the story of two bikers who travel through the American Southwest and South with the aim of achieving freedom...

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Track listing

1. "Kyrie Eleison" (Axelrod) – 3:21
2. "Gloria" (Axelrod) – 5:45
3. "Credo" (Axelrod) – 5:02
4. "Sanctus" (Axelrod) – 2:57
5. "Benedictus" (Axelrod) – 4:52
6. "Agnus Dei" (Axelrod) – 4:29

CD Bonus Tracks

1. "Hey Mr. President" (Adams/Barkan) – 2:49
2. "Flowing Smoothly" (Wade) – 3:04

External links

• Independent review and history of the album.
• Electric Prunes Website
• Review of the CD reissue
• Liner notes from the CD reissue